Fun, but expensive. Past Review
By Nicholas K (Accounting, Drake University) for
AIFS London - Richmond, The American International University in London
Kind of.
Personal Information
| How much international exposure did you have prior to this program? | 0-2 weeks |
Review Your Program
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* Overall educational experience
Academic rigor, intensity, resources, etc. |
Lectures were still British style, not Americanized at all. Grading scale was tough and proffs expected too much out of us |
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* Host Country Program Administration
On-site administration of your program |
Anderson Hillen is awesome. |
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* Housing:
How satisfied were you with your living arrangements? |
Shitty roommate, shitty mattress, paper thin walls, shitty place overall |
| * Food: |
Little choices, not enough meals, and shitty sodexho food. |
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* Social & Cultural Integration:
How integrated did you feel with the local culture? |
Wimbledon, Chelsea Stadium, Bath, Stonehenge, Travelled to Paris, Amsterdam, Rome and Florence |
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* Health Care:
How well were health issues addressed during the program? |
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| * Safety: |
Seargent Paul is a creep and i am pretty sure molested some girls |
| If you could do it all over again would you choose the same program? |
No
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Finances
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* Money: How easily were you able to live on a student's budget?
(1 = not very easy/$200+ on food & personal expenses/week, 2.5 = $100/week, 5 = very easily/minimal cost) |
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| Do you have any general money-saving tips for future study abroad participants? | Everything is twice as expensive as back home. A good price for a non-filling meal is 5 pounds (8 USD) |
Language
| If applicable, to what degree did your living situation aid your language acquisition? |
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Other Program Information
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* Where did you live?
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* Who did you live with?
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A Look Back
| * What did you like most about the program? |
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| * What could be improved? |
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| * What do you know now that you wish you knew before going on this program? | Make a budget. |
